Jennifer Smith
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Xer'rava dutifully followed behind his charge, the young princess of all Mineral Dwarves, and, dare he think it, mayhaps even all dwarves period. He checked every corner, every street, every window, every alleyway, every passing individual. Nothing would harm the Taker with him putting his all into guaranteeing her safety. He really didn't have to be so on-guard given that the stronger person in this fringe krieg was the local adventurer guildmaster, a mere higher-stage SS-ranker. It would only take…-
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Lone kept half of his attention on the courtroom and the verbal skirmish Sonya was engaged in with Head Prosecutor Chillforge as well as the handful of lesser prosecutors. He had no desire to speak up and try to fight his case nor diminish Sonya's attempts to do so. If he was asked a question, he would answer plainly and as succinctly as he could. No matter the outcome, his goal had already been achieved today. Wilbur was let off practically scot-free while he had gained massively from a showing of…
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It didn't stop there. The wall of screens before Lone's eyes kept going and going, but alas, the world around him moved ever onwards and even with his Reading Mastery skill, he could only go so fast. "An incredible display of strength! Truly incredible!" the Taker praised as she clapped softly but with enthusiasm. "We all already know of Mister Immortus's tenacious body thanks to his prior duel with silver plate adventurer Hamish some time ago, yes? I think this is more than enough to add militaristic…
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The main floor of the courtroom was cleared of stands, seats and other such equipment while Lone and the Taker's protector moved to the centre of the room. All spectators were removed from the hall except for a select handful, namely Sophie, Breena, Hamish - who was present Lone just learned - and a handful of dwarves he didn't recognise. More wished to stay but anyone at I-rank wasn't given permission because there were simply too many people for the guards to reasonably protect should something go…
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"That's enough!" the judge yelled not in an angry tone but in a disappointed one. "I have overlooked your rudeness thus far, but laughing at a perfectly well-reasoned argument is simply going too far! One charge of contempt shall be added to your case, Mister Immortus." Sonya stood up and interjected, "Your Honour, as the defendant's arbiter, I cannot abide by that ruling of yours. Is it wrong for my client to find amusement in such a far fetched and thinly cobbled together excuse of an accusation? I…
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Thankfully, Wilbur's coughing fit left just as quickly as it had arrived. He also hadn't spat up any blood this time, which was a relief to Lone. Sure, he was worried that his mentor could pass away at any second, but what was he supposed to do even if he did? He had no experience with this kind of thing. No one he cared about had ever died of natural causes. His dad hung himself. That was neither natural nor did he care about that monster. Sonya leaned back into her chair as she rubbed her neck.…
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Lone tried his best to get a good look at the primary prosecutor through his eye wraps. As best as he could tell, the person was a man and obviously a dwarf given his stocky shoulders and short frame. He was wearing some armour - a pauldron and a heart guard - from the looks of things. They appeared to be ceremonial given how there were a lot of squiggles on them. Squiggles Lone was confident were very ornate and beautiful when looked at normally. Apart from the large beard and what appeared to be…
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"Why in the name of the Stone are you wearing eye wraps? No, better yet, where did you even get them?" Sonya asked Lone as soon she could see him. He smiled happily. "I made 'em and I'm wearing them for a skill." She eyed him up and down and scowled deeply. "You didn't tear your trousers nor your bedsheets. This has something to do with how you messed with the chairs in the questioning chamber, doesn't it?" "Perhaps, though I'm not entirely sure what you mean by 'messed with'," Lone replied.…
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Lone heard Elric swear something foul under his breath at his statement's obvious lack of truth. Smiling to himself, he strolled to the room's exit but just as he reached the door, Lone stopped dead. That doubled as good training for the resistance. Now that Sophie was talking to him again, he was happy to contact her given how lonely his new lifestyle in jail was. If that also resulted in a hard to level skill levelling... well, he wouldn't complain. A soft giggle sounded out through the…
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"Fucking hell. You upgraded the enchantments in here a He noticed out of the corner of his eye that Sonya was on the verge of having an aneurysm while the man sitting across from both him and his arbiter seemed bothered by his statements. "I have so much I wish to ask, but I did promise Miss Forgegulf here that I would ask you a very specific question before all others," the man said. "And you're right. I never did introduce myself, did I? I'm Elric Greydon." "Fuck, it was worth not…
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